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The search for the causes of breast and colon cancer
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The Causes of Cancer: Quantitative Estimates of Avoidable Risks of Cancer in the United States Today
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Self-citationDietary fat and the risk of breast cancer.
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Self-citationEffect of Diet and Lactobacillus acidophilus Supplements on Human Fecal Bacterial Enzymes23
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p53 Mutations in Human Cancers
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Gut microbiome development along the colorectal adenoma-carcinoma sequence
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Metadata
- Authors
- Willett, W.
- Venue
- Nature
- Published
- 1989-03
- Volume
- 338
- Issue
- 6214
- Pages
- 389-394
- ISSN
- 0028-0836 (ISSN-L)
- 1476-4687
- OpenAlex
- W2055327985
- Cited by
- 471
- References
- 4
- FWCI
- 42.61
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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